Istanbul - Turkey

[xgokhan]

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8783/cenkceliketilerdenpanorama017b.jpg

[SteelCity32]

Istanbul has a very nice skyline. Sometimes it doesn't look as good from some angles though.

7.5/10

[xgokhan]

Some are from http://www.wowturkey.com, somefrom turizm.gov.tr, some from other sources!

[X-seed 4000]

Pro:I love the night shots!

Con: I hate the day shots

Overall: 7.0/10

[Sonie]

Istanbul is modern city than I imagined.
8.5/10

[SUNNI]

i give it a 8, this city has a skyline full of office towers, and most of them dont look that dull when seen in a cluster...

i only give citys a 3 and under when it really deserves a 3 and under.. and so far, i only had to do that once of twice...

[SUNNI]

woops, i accidently gave it a 8.5.... damn who cares it deserved that;)

[Kevinkhoo1986]

6.5/10 from me..! Instanbul urgently need more high skyscraper..IT IS A CITY OF 12 MILLION!!! Just need some improvement..:)

[CTroyMathis]

Istanbul is such a pleasant and impressive city skyline to view, I always enjoy the photos - even the ones I've seen already! 8.

[Jai-C]

To less density at the moment... there's a lot of work to do => 6/10

Could be one of Europe's best in a few years!

[Eddy]

Nice! but there should be a better cluster 7/10

[gothicform]

its not very tall either, both london and frankfurt have four buildings taller than anything in istanbul. i give it six too... most of the highrise stuff is bad quality and its only the very tall stuff that is decent - something even asimov admits when hes being truthful. however i have high hopes for istanbul as it can only get better as they just need to knock a few hundred concrete blocks down and replace them with nicer buildings.

[Umawi]

I gave it a 10.

[SeeMacau]

I give it 10/10
Very modern skyline

[breezyboy69]

8/10 its nice but it isn't very dense

[renell]

not that dense but nevertheless one of europes finest. 7.5

[Pablo]

7/10 quite a beautiful city;)

[SeeMacau]

Istanbul has a lot of ugly buildings outside the CBD
I don't really like it

[BGT]

8.5/10 very nice

[sOmeOne]

http://europa.eu.int/comm/enlargement/images/turk_pict/ist103_levent.jpg

10/10 :yes:

[TropicalSQ744]

Many nice buildings but the skyline is really too spread out... No real custer of buildings or focal point >( Lacks in height too..

7.5/10

[cello1974]

Okay. 8! Compared to it's population, there are not many high-rises. But I like the design of Istanbul buildings. Much better than Frankfurt, even if the buildings are not that tall. I think it is the No. 1 in Europe! "Frankfurters" and Londoners may feel a bit envy... Good that Istanbul does not build these exaggerated tall ugly skyscrapers. WOW!:D ;)

[luis4083]

i gave it 8/10

it has a unique kind of architecture yet modern:)
it needs more buildings though to deserve a perfect 10

[james2390]

I love Istanbul! Great buildinga, I have really changed my mind about this one. Reminds me of Atlanta, whicxh is awesome, 10/10

[The Messiah]

Istanbul has some very good looking skyscrapers,and women ;)
7.5/10 no wait,i saw some other pics..i changed my mind!
8.0/10

[Javier]

I love it, i wanto to live there... where Asia & Europe are both in a city

btw, turkish women are really beautiful

9/10

[RoM]

Surprisingly good!
id normally give 7! but its Turkey and WE LOVE IT! :cool: 9\10

[SE_Lain]

Eh, the skyline is okay...I would visit more for the history. I haven't really seen the new plans, so I couldn't say if i'd like it in "2010". IMO stuff some people said about Istanbul made me think the skyline was like NYC :D but uh, who knows?

cheers,
~roux

[Fabio]

8.5/10


I touhgt it was better, but it looks nice.

[falconi]

It looks very nice
i hope it will get more +200m and higher :)

http://members.chello.at/serkan.avci/wowturkey/istanbul/istanbul-skyline-1.JPG

maslak-skyline
http://www.wowturkey2.com/upload/maslakuzak.jpg

:master:

[ryanr]

Istanbul is amazing! Great skyline, picturesque scenery...8.5/10 It just needs more TALLS...

[London™]

8/10 it needs density...

[bohemian|senses]

It's shit for its size. 5/10

[Orfeo]

7.5/10

[Brasil Guy]

8/10 I couldn´t see almost of all pictures, but I know it has some cool buildings

[SoboleuS]

7.5/10 - skyline is good (tall and dense) but skyscrapers are quite boring :|

[Schroedinger's Cat]

8.5/10

[Jakob]

9 points from zurich to you in istanbul

[Haber]

Reminds me a bit of San Francisco

[icy]

very nice skyline

[Shafick]

Very nice.... 10 points..!

:)

[www.sercan.de]

new one..Maslak Business District

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/116_16467.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/116_16468.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/116_16542.jpg

[MattSal]

Almost too good. Exemplifies combined European and Asian architectural styles. For that, I give it a 9/10. Also, there are several future projects going on. :okay:

[www.sercan.de]

Levent
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/117_17898.jpg

[DRAKKO]

7/10

[System_Halted]

PROBABLE FUTURE SKYLINE OF LEVENT

You can discuss and cast your vote whether you liked it, here. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=195153

http://wowturkey.com/tr42/Ali_Riza_istanbulfuture5AR.jpg

Illustriation is prepared on a 2002 shot of Levent, with respect to the recent projects proposed or under construction.

Levent Skyline in 2002; (some few scrapers added after this)

http://www.istanbulprincess.com/images/genel.jpg

[Luk 8]

Istambul skylines is nothing special, many weak building ,simply- looks not good. For me 4.

[Chad]

Istanbul is way underratted....8.5/10

[canadian forever]

not bad at all
9/10
whats the pup?

[rocky]

8/10 very good

[Monkey]

10,0!

[Fern]

8/10

[www.sercan.de]

you can see the 3 Skyscraper Districts (Sisli, Levent and Maslak)

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8783/cenkceliketilerdenpanorama017b.th.jpg (http://img59.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cenkceliketilerdenpanorama017b.jpg)

[oki]

why there are so many twin-towers?

[www.sercan.de]

IMO
because of the earthquake risk a tall one is more expensive. so they have to build 2x30 storey instead of one big 60

[VansTripp]

Great. 8.5/10

[juan_en_el_valle]

I'll give a 8. But so many people (Turkish?) gave 10......haha

[Zarkon]

8.5/10 ;)

[El_Greco]

8.5/10

[Exiled Archangel]

Istanbul is the prettiest (and most fun to be in) city of Europe along with Prague and Stockholm. Total 10!

[cello1974]

Wooooow! Great panos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing them!!!!

[ZOHAR]

of course 10!!!
one of my favourite cities...

[Faz90]

10! Istanbul is an incredible and underrated city with fantastic mosques and so much more. I think it is one of Europe's best cities.

[pali]

love it!!!
9

[www.sercan.de]

thanks to falconi

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/9783/bannerlevent13fo.jpg

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/8676/levent24xd.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9426/levent99bn.jpg

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/4555/maslak75xs.jpg

[cello1974]

What a pity, the best one is the smallest! Do you have a larger version of it?

[falconi]

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/5844/maslak3021ub.jpg

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/1482/maslak147fb.jpg

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/8444/maslak82nu.jpg

and a big project:
http://www.tasyapi.com/images/projeler/mashattan/7b.jpg

[cello1974]

Wow, that residential group is awesome. Does it have a name? Is it something like Bahçesehir?

[falconi]

yes, you are true, its a combination between maslak and manhattan! maslak need more residental its a ghost city after 8h pm. :D

http://wowturkey.com/tr60/Kerem1979_127_2738.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9563/gayretepe28ok.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr62/eminya_DSC06905.jpg

[cello1974]

^^ But one very beautiful ghost town!!! Frankfurt is also called Mainhattan, like Main, the river flowing through it and the 'hattan' because of the skyscrapers...

[Blue_Sky]

Great 8/10

[existing_hazard]

10/10 :)

[Intoxication]

Istanbul rocks 8/10

[marpa]

I love it, i wanto to live there... where Asia & Europe are both in a city

10/10

[falconi]

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/8444/maslak82nu.jpg

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/1482/maslak147fb.jpg

[www.sercan.de]

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/3200/farukimg25639ma.th.jpg (http://img381.imageshack.us/my.php?image=farukimg25639ma.jpg)

[André]

Beautiful! 8,5

[www.sercan.de]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a58/Kenjin1979/130_3074.jpg

[www.sercan.de]

http://img419.imageshack.us/img419/2300/levent8ov.jpg

[Ren]

Nice city, but there is a lot of similarity in the roofs of the scrapers. Is it something amon turkish architects?
8/10

[Gordion]

Hmmm, I wonder who gave a 3.5?
He must have a bad taste! 10/10 Love you Istanbul!

[۩SkyScraper۩]

Istanbul= 11/10
Istanbul's skyline= 9,5/10

[Jules]

8.

[chinatown]

7/10
Emporis said Istanbul has 2000+ skyscrapers,but from the pics i see it's not so dense?

[Gilgamesh]

Beautiful.

[www.sercan.de]

http://img121.exs.cx/img121/1100/Burc_minareler_1116.th.jpg (http://img121.exs.cx/img121/1100/Burc_minareler_1116.jpg)

[nuricool]

panorama

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/alanson/istanbul.jpg
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http://www.bilder-hosting.de/uploads/26c50d23cc.jpg

[i_am_hydrogen]

Istanbul is such a beautiful city. It has one of the better skylines in Europe.

7.5/10

[Sinjin P.]

8/10

[FJP]

Nice city with a complete skyline :yes: 9/10

[warnings]

8/10

[SnowMan]

10

[ZimasterX]

9.5/10! Istanbul has a skyline thats got it where it counts.

[System_Halted]

7/10
Emporis said Istanbul has 2000+ skyscrapers,but from the pics i see it's not so dense?
It is due to lots of residental buildings having height between 10-20 floors splitted around in the suburbs of the city.

[System_Halted]

There are 4 main clusters in Istanbul; Levent, Maslak, Þiþli and Kozyataðý(Anatolian side)

Maslak + Levent

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/messiah_haktan/Istanbul%20doga/3natur.jpg

Maslak Cluster

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/9426/maslak5ct.jpg

http://www.fotokritik.com/photos/orig/878/d7d39fe5c5d72ffbee91079d191090b5.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/stormicy/65909178.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/stormicy/9bd7357a.jpg


Levent Cluster

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/2300/leventistanbul26ve.jpg

http://www.fotokritik.com/photos/orig/9868/48adafd41e8a6edc83dd8d87a4e90984.jpg

http://www.fotokritik.com/photos/orig/19177/764d964255b5e3e10992c1816e4ef13d.jpg

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/3301/geschftsviertelbeinacht8nh.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/stormicy/Faruk_leventgece4.jpg

[Giorgio]

Overrated. 5/10.

[System_Halted]

This one is featuring the area between Gayrettepe and Sisli districts, along the Bosphorus. Levent and Maslak clusters are not seen in this one, they are behind the photographer.

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8179/kazandibimelihaistpanaromammm2.jpg
(Panorama -->)

and of course the skyline of historic peninsula..

http://photos.photosig.com/photos/53/09/1150953-cde4e58b1ae56d05.jpg

[Bitxofo]

8/10
:)

[iñaki-garcia]

Istanbul is Fantastic!!!!. 9.0

[Animo]

Skyline: 7/10

[BigCity]

I gave 3.0 or less, b/c the city is lacking the skyscrapers (the real ones). The city looks very unmodern, just like the other muslm cities.

[forvine]

8/10

[www.sercan.de]

you can see the 3 Skyscraper Districts (Sisli, Levent and Maslak)

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8783/cenkceliketilerdenpanorama017b.th.jpg (http://img59.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cenkceliketilerdenpanorama017b.jpg)


Levent and maslak
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/messiah_haktan/Istanbul%20doga/3natur.jpg

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/9426/maslak5ct.jpg

@Nuricool
skyline olmayan resimleri sil
sadece gökdelenler olanlr kalsin
götü boklulara bakim a.k.
üçü götüne soksunlar

[Petr]

8 for height and number, 7 for architecture and number of twins ;) - the average is 7,5. (I know I'm hursh, but thats my general attitude not only towards Istanbul. :))

[www.sercan.de]

do you like so many twins?
But 7,5 is vrey good :D
thank you

[www.sercan.de]

:D
But 7 is good :D
Although you don't like twins

[Petr]

It's just too many of them in Istanbul. :) 7 is "it's alright but it could be better" ;)

[TheHighlander]

Who could've thought, that Istambul looks so amazing! 10/10

[Artemy13]

So so ........
7/10

[Moren-o]

Never liked Istanbul, never will.
6.5/10

[LMCA1990]

9/10- great city, it's skyline should be bigger and taller.

[alsen]

I love Istanbul...............10/10

[ASIMOV]

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/08/292100.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2005/08/385753.gif

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2005/05/366663.gif

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2005/07/376528.gif

[ASIMOV]

Sort of the local New York City :D

[DrasQue]

a modern skyline and the most developing city in the europe I gave 8/10

[www.sercan.de]

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8266/kemalsoylemezlevent20021uc.th.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kemalsoylemezlevent20021uc.jpg)

[cmoonflyer]

8.5/10 !

[www.sercan.de]

possible future
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/221/ohneselenium4dlkopie5nd.jpg

[sojourner truth ™]

Gateway between Asian and Europe. Amazing.
7.5/10

[Its AlL gUUd]

8.5/10 for me

[dżimi pejdż]

skyline is good especially if it goes about height, but there're too many ugly buildings which are similar to ... :) 7/10

[Mr. Osaka]

8/10.

[serdar alt]

İstanbul has the best skyline in Europe

[www.sercan.de]

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/stormicy5/f95ca6ec.jpg

[System_Halted]

Marvellous pics of Sina from egefotoclub.com

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/7288/ceylandan069nt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/9647/ceylandan088by.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Roar/]

Wow, 7.5, to be honest I never would have thought Istanbul would look like this, boy was I wrong!

[mtyksl]

last 2 pics are truly stunning!! :eek2:

10/10

[www.sercan.de]

Levent
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/6094/emutlulevent10cy.jpg

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/2973/emutlulevent23gq.jpg

[Bertez]

7.0.....pretty good

[www.sercan.de]

Maslak
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/4650/4600778xb.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7543/4600750yv.jpg

[marching]

7.5/10

[panamaboy9016]

Pretty nice for a Middle East country...

[www.sercan.de]

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9245/maslaktarabyadan6nm.jpg

http://maslak-plazalar.blogspot.com/

[(((myx)))]

8.

[nano2192]

10/10.Stunning!!

[Stiggen]

8/10

[meow]

http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/323/sa400002mq1.jpg (http://img328.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sa400002mq1.jpg)

[daduat]

7/10

I like it, it's very interesting but it needs density.

[www.sercan.de]

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/3469/farukoncanfr31979zd5.jpg

[www.sercan.de]

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8491/nsylmzcamlicaqu0.th.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nsylmzcamlicaqu0.jpg)

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/1375/nsylmzcamlica3rf9.th.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nsylmzcamlica3rf9.jpg)

[www.sercan.de]

Front row: Selimiye Imperial Barracks (1825-1829) at left and Imperial College of Medicine (1895-1900) at right, on the Asian side of the city
https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/08/295516.jpg

[Eric Offereins]

8/10 Nice. :)

[Anatolia]

I took these photos about 2 two weeks ago.

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/2902/anilistanbulsilueti072006vm6.th.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=anilistanbulsilueti072006vm6.jpg)

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/2880/anilistanbulsilueti2072006uv9.th.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=anilistanbulsilueti2072006uv9.jpg)

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/2486/anilistanbulgecesilueti072006eb2.th.jpg (http://img429.imageshack.us/my.php?image=anilistanbulgecesilueti072006eb2.jpg)

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/7946/anilistanbulgecesilueti2072006ut7.th.jpg (http://img429.imageshack.us/my.php?image=anilistanbulgecesilueti2072006ut7.jpg)

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2506/anilbeykozdan07182006tz9.th.jpg (http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=anilbeykozdan07182006tz9.jpg)

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9305/anil2beykozdan07182006ht6.th.jpg (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=anil2beykozdan07182006ht6.jpg)

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7980/anilbeykozdanpano07182006pa8.th.jpg (http://img152.imageshack.us/my.php?image=anilbeykozdanpano07182006pa8.jpg)

[System_Halted]

Levent Cluster

http://s2.bilder-hosting.de/img/TDDAP.jpg

http://s2.bilder-hosting.de/img/875DO.jpg

[clarky]

7.5/10

[Nout]

Its good, but not brilliant.
6/10

[Dreamlıneя]

8/10

[nuricool]

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[skipperBill]

8.5/10.

[cffuny]

10/10:eek2::eek2:

[Medo]

8.5/10

[nuricool]

http://static.flickr.com/88/209910185_1b889976c5_b.jpg
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[Kelsen]

6.5/10.
Some nice buildings but I expected much more of a city of its population.

[nuricool]

Dubai Towers Istanbul 300-400m
Turkish Central Bank
Soyak Tower 168m
Kiler Tower 180m+
Daimond of Istanbul 250m+
Çiftçiler Complex 170m+
Garden Life Plaza 160m+
Sisli Plaza 170m+
Selenium Twins 140m+
Mashattan 10x33fl

Trump will build towers and there are tons of projects in istanbul


With these Towers Istanbul will have the best Skyline in Europe

[nuricool]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/131_3197.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/137_3705.jpg
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[Elite]

7.5/10

[nuricool]

http://s2.bilder-hosting.de/img/5WDAO.jpg

[www.sercan.de]

Dark heavy rain clouds and the sunset light made up a good contrast for this pic... Taken today...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/139_3934bst2.jpg

:cheers:

[www.sercan.de]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/bbd6d3eb.jpg



http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/139_3947.jpg

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[Very Controversial]

8.5/10

[Pelha]

8/10

[Troopchina]

http://s2.bilder-hosting.de/img/N6CV3.jpg



notice all the small family suburban houses right next to the skyscrapers :bash:

that's just bad urbanism in my book.

overall, the city has a large number of highrises and is developing fast, I'm impressed, but doesn't have a good urban structure (or at least I can't see it), it looks like all these sracpers and other neighbourhoods are thrown randomly all over the area... where's the center?

overall I must give it a 7/10 although it's not really the type of city I like

[nuricool]

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[USAPatriot]

The Maslak Business District has some skyscrapers and it's bright and happy looking, but over all, the city does not really have much for such a huge city. Most Euro cities don't have much of a skyline.

[Dallas star]

Looks very good 8/10

[Miguel_Prat]

8/10

[www.Rotterdam.nl]

Very interesting. It's on my wish-list to visit it once in my life.

The sky-line is amazing. Especially the coastal foto's and those with the big bridge with the sky-scrapers at the background.

For European standards, I would give it a 9.5/10. A mark 8/10 if you compare it to all other cities all over the world!!! As said before: the sky-line is nice looking, but not very big for such a big city. Anyway... I like it!!!

[future_president]

Nice.. but from a great country like Turkey, i expected better, 5/10

[indistad]

Glorious, I find the Mosques make the city seem Imperial

[Mosaic]

averagely nice skyline, 6/10

[www.sercan.de]

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/3185/anilmaslakpanorama1024xsw5.jpg

[sebvill]

9/10. One of my favourite cities in the whole World.

[Europa.]

10/10

[sebvill]

^^ But one very beautiful ghost town!!! Frankfurt is also called Mainhattan, like Main, the river flowing through it and the 'hattan' because of the skyscrapers...

Santiago de Chile financial centre is called Sanhattan. It seems a popular name.

[Llinass]

9/10

[Luv2travel]

Skyline's not bad...getting better, but the city itself is spectacular :)

[ZZ-II]

9/10

[System_Halted]

The policy of Istanbul Municipality is a bit different from the classical American City planning. A standard American city forms a city center / downtown in the core of the city with scrapers, all together, this is also adopted by many European cities also. So in just one shot you can see the whole skyline. In Istanbul in order to reduce traffic etc. problems, municipality prefers creating several centers. So we have more than one modern skylines (Levent-Gayrettepe, Maslak and smaller ones Şişli and Kozyatağı), and even city planners are working on opening new centers in few years. I guess it could better if they were all together.

I agree your point about the houses with gardens next to skyscrapers. :)
notice all the small family suburban houses right next to the skyscrapers :bash:

that's just bad urbanism in my book.

overall, the city has a large number of highrises and is developing fast, I'm impressed, but doesn't have a good urban structure (or at least I can't see it), it looks like all these sracpers and other neighbourhoods are thrown randomly all over the area... where's the center?

overall I must give it a 7/10 although it's not really the type of city I like

[paw25694]

8.5!! i love this city.. would love to go there.. if anyone treat me.. :lol:

[khoojyh]

8.5/10

[norteam59]

8/10

[Taylorhoge]

8.5/10 great skyline bot modern and historical.

[Rizzato]

Yeah, this skyline is definitly underrated, an muy unique
8.5

[www.sercan.de]

unfortunately without Maslak, Sabanci Twins and and Is Bank towers (istanbul highest)

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[www.sercan.de]

only Levent
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[Skyman]

6/10

[soloveich]

7/10 looks awesome

[alsen]

only Levent
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nice picture.i like 10/10

[Faisal]

7/10

[Astralis]

The modern part of the city is very cool and this old part is somehow grubby ;). 8.5/10 because of this modern part which I like very much. :cheers:

[Brisbaner21]

Istanbul is awesome. 9.5/10

[www.sercan.de]

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[Kailyas]

8/10

[ww_lodz]

I've been in Istanbul last summer and I'm really impressed :)

10/10

[Tavo_Mty]

woow very nice!! 9/10 :)

[kamil.bukowski]

7/10

[W!CKED]

9/10

[www.sercan.de]

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[Jakob]

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[higen]

Skyline I gave it a modest 6...But this city is definitely one of the citites that I will visit before I die :lol:

For me the real beauty of Istanbul, Constantinople or Byzantium is in it's past. Some of the greatest structures ever built are in Istanbul! This city rocks in many aspects! :okay: :rock:

[Hittite]

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[MakaWella]

woww 114 votes for 3.0 or less.. :O

[Daano]

10/10

[RON-E]

6/10

pretty decent

[Jakob]

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[mbuildings]

very nice........7/10

[sieradzanin1]

9/10

[jaystar]

skyline 7
history 10
clubbing 8.5

[romanito]

9/10